19970523011819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Geebeesport · Watsonville, CA · May 23, 1997

Date: May 23, 1997 · 15:38 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11044
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA192
Reported as: Amtr Geebeesport
Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB50
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,137 total9 in this make and model

N11044Registration cancelled Apr 25, 2007 · Crosby Scott E GEE BEE SPORTSTERS/N X-9 · Built 1994 Airframe modelCrosby Scott E GEE BEE SPORTSTER Engine modelWarner SCARAB seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Crashed in a field during airshow. (.4)the captain's decision to continue the approach contrary to Continental airlines (coa) standard operating procedures that mandate a go-around when an approach is unstabilized below 500 feet or a ground proximity warning system alert continues below 200 feet above field elevation. The following factors contributed to the accident: (1) the flightcrew's failure to properly complete the in-range checklist, which resulted in a lack of hydraulic pressure to lower the landing gear and deploy the flaps; (2) the flightcrew's failure to perform the landing checklist and confirm that the landing gear was extended; (3) the inadequate remedial actions by coa to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures; and (4) the federal aviation administration's inadequate oversight of coa to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures. (NTSB report AAR-97/01)

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED IN A FIELD DURING AIRSHOW. (.4)THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH CONTRARY TO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (COA) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT MANDATE A GO-AROUND WHEN AN APPROACH IS UNSTABILIZED BELOW 500 FEET OR A GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM ALERT CONTINUES BELOW 200 FEET ABOVE FIELD ELEVATION. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT: (1) THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE IN-RANGE CHECKLIST, WHICH RESULTED IN A LACK OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DEPLOY THE FLAPS; (2) THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO PERFORM THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND CONFIRM THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED; (3) THE INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTIONS BY COA TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; AND (4) THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S INADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF COA TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. (NTSB REPORT AAR-97/01)

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX97LA192Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatsonville, CAan unknown failure of the engine oil system, which resulted in loss of oil and a seized engine.May 23, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N11044 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950701015849IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lincoln, CAFirst flight in type. Found he was too big to be able to properly operate the tiny homebuilt.Jul 1, 1995 · Minor damage